NEWS – Page 47 – Football Flame

NEWS

No Comments
NEWS

Benzema, Courtois, De Bruyne shortlisted for UEFA Men’s Player of Year award

Real Madrids Karim Benzema celebrates at the final whistle during the UEFA Champions League final match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid at Stade de France on May 28, 2022 in Paris, France. Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois, and Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne are the final three nominees for the 2021-22 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award, the governing body of European football said on Friday.“The winner will be named – along with the UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year and Women’s Player and Coach of the Year – during the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday 25 August,” UEFA said in a statement.Skipper Benzema, 34, led the Spanish club to their record 14th Champions League title last season, scoring 15 goals.He was named ...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

FIFA moves World Cup start in Qatar up 1 day to Nov. 20

02 April 2022, Qatar, Al Rayyan: A building complex with offices, stores and cafes in the shape of the number 2022 stands on the access road to the Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan near Doha. FIFA has formally moved the World Cup start up by one day to give host nation Qatar an exclusive Sunday evening slot with a global audience. Qatar will now play Ecuador in Doha on Nov. 20 just 101 days after FIFA’s decision stretching the World Cup to 29 days from the 28 agreed seven years ago when a June-July tournament was pushed back to avoid the searing desert heat in midsummer. The surprise late switch was signed off by a FIFA committee comprising its president Gianni Infantino and presidents of the six continental soccer bodies. FIFA said the vote was unanimous. The plan was revealed W...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Shakira’s ex Gerard Pique secretly dating PR student ‘for months’

Gerard Pique of FC Barcelona during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and RD Mallorca at Camp Nou Stadium on May 1, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. Shakira’s ex-boyfriend Gerard Pique has been secretly dating a PR student for months now even though he only parted ways with the singer in June this year as per recent reports.The Barcelona FC footballer, 35, has been seeing a 23-year-old PR student, Clara Chia Marti, who he reportedly met while she was working for his production company Kosmos.An insider close to Marti told The Sun that the lovebirds have been keeping their romance low-key but people around them know about their relationship. “Gerard and Clara have been seeing each other for months. She is a student who also works for him in his office, organising events,” the source told the ...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

QPR boss Beale disappointed to bow out of Carabao Cup

Queens Park Rangers' Tyler Roberts (right) celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Carabao Cup, first round match at The Valley, London. Picture date: Tuesday August 9, 2022. QPR boss Mick Beale was disappointed to see his side go out of the Carabao Cup at Charlton Athletic on Tuesday. An 80th-minute goal from Tyler Roberts looked to have secured victory at The Valley, but the hosts hit back through Aaron Henry in the last minute of normal time. And after the first-round tie went straight to penalties, Stefan Johansen saw his opening effort saved by Joe Wollacott, with Charlton going on to win the shoot-out 5-3. "I don't think we deserved to go through, Charlton were much better than us in the first half, we made a really slow start," Beale told qpr.co.uk. "We imp...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Real Madrid to vie with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022 UEFA Super Cup match

The UEFA Super Cup trophy is seen displayed during the UEFA Trophy Display Event on August 3, 2013 in Prague, Czech Republic. Real Madrid will take on Eintracht Frankfurt in a 2022 UEFA Super Cup match on Wednesday in Finland's capital Helsinki.Last season's UEFA Champions League holders Real Madrid are seeking their fifth Super Cup.The Whites previously won it in 2002, 2014, 2016, and 2017.The Madrid club will tie record holders AC Milan and Barcelona if they beat underdogs Eintracht Frankfurt from Germany.Defending UEFA Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt have never secured the Super Cup, and it will be their first appearance in this competition.In addition, it will be the clubs' first meeting since the 1960 European Cup final, when Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3 in Glasg...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Marseille, Lens win opening Ligue 1 games

Marseille's Colombian forward Luis Suarez (R) kicks the ball as Reims' Austrian goalkeeper Patrick Pentz (L) goes to block it during the French L1 football match betwen Olympique de Marseille (OM) and Stade de Reims at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, southeastern France, on August 7, 2022. Marseille have made a winning start to their Ligue 1 campaign, beating visitors Reims 4-1 to quell reports of discontent in their ranks. An early own goal from Wout Faes and debut strikes for Nuno Tavares and Colombian signing Luis Suarez ensured success on Sunday in the first game for new coach Igor Tudor, whose arrival at the start of the game was met with a chorus of jeers from the home fans. It came amid media reports of tensions in the dressing room and after poor results in friendly matches ahead...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Messi & Neymar score as PSG thrash Clermont

Lionel Messi of PSG surronded by Clermont players during the Ligue 1 match between Clermont Foot and Paris Saint-Germain at Stade Gabriel Montpied on August 6, 2022 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.Neymar scored and set up three more goals as Paris St-Germain started their Ligue 1 title defence with an emphatic victory at Clermont.The Brazilian opened the scoring as he collected a Lionel Messi cutback and fired into the bottom corner.Achraf Hakimi finished off a devastating counter-attack, before Marquinhos and Messi converted crosses from Neymar.Messi rounded off the scoring with a brilliant overhead kick.After Neymar gave the 10-time French champions the lead after 10 minutes, Morocco right-back Hakimi latched on to a cross-field pass from Neymar before firing into the top right-hand corner f...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

In­dia fac­ing foot­ball ban over ‘de­vi­a­tions’ from FIFA ‘roadmap’

The Adidas Al Rihla official match ball of FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar during the Pre-Season friendly match between Melbourne Victory and Manchester United at Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 15, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia.FIFA has reminded India’s football association that it risks losing the upcoming Under-17 Women’s World Cup and faces a ban due to “deviations” from an agreed road map aimed at sorting out governance issues. In May, India’s highest court disbanded the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and appointed a three-member committee to govern the sport, amend the AIFF’s constitution and conduct elections that have been pending for 18 months. In response, football’s world governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) sent a team, led by AFC General Secretary ...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Luis Suarez plays for Nacional in Copa Sudamericana home loss

 Luis Suárez (C) of Nacional heads the ball during a Copa Sudamericana quarter final first leg match between Nacional and Atletico Goianiense at Gran Parque Central on August 02, 2022 in Montevideo, Uruguay.Luis Suarez went on as a substitute in his first match since returning to Nacional, but couldn't help his Uruguayan club avoid a 1-0 home loss to Brazil's Atletico Goianiense in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals. The 35-year-old Suárez joined Nacional after his contract with Atletico Madrid expired in the hope of remaining fit enough to play for Uruguay at the World Cup, which kicks off November in Qatar. Luiz Fernando scored the only goal of the match in Montevideo in the 23rd minute. Nacional almost equalized near fulltime after a play by Suárez on the left ...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Paris Saint-Germain wins French Super Cup 4-0 in Tel Aviv

 26 Nordi MUKIELE (psg) - Christophe GALTIER (Entraineur PSG) - 17 VITINHA (psg) - 01 Keylor NAVAS (psg) - 05 MARQUINHOS (psg) - 29 Arnaud KALIMUENDO (psg) - 25 Nuno Alexandre TAVARES MENDES (psg) - 02 Achraf HAKIMI (psg) - 06 Marco VERRATTI (psg) - 30 Lionel Leo MESSI (psg) - 04 Sergio RAMOS (psg) - 10 NEYMAR JR (psg) - 09 Mauro ICARDI (psg) - 08 Leandro PAREDES (psg) during the Champions Trophy match between Paris Saint Germain and FC Nantes at Bloomfield Stadium on July 31, 2022 in Tel Aviv, Israel.Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won the French Super Cup (French: Trophée des Champions), defeating FC Nantes 4-0 at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv on Sunday night. One goal was scored by Lionel Messi, two by Neymar (which included a penalty) and another by Sergio Ramos. PSG controlled posses...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

England beat Germany at Wembley to secure historic Euro 2022 victory

 Mary Earps of England Lucy Bronze of England Rachel Daly of England Keira Walsh of England Alex Greenwood of England Millie Bright of England Beth Mead of England Leah Williamson of England Ellen White of England Georgia Stanway of England Lauren Hemp of England Jessica Carter of England Hannah Hampton of England Francesca Kirby of England Demi Stokes of England Jill Scott of England Nikita Parris of England Chloe Kelly of England Bethany England of England Ella Toone of England Ellie Roebuck of England Lotte Wubben Moy of England Alessia Russo of England celebrates the victory with the trophy during the EURO Women match between England v Germany at the Wembley Stadium on July 31, 2022 in London United Kingdom.England created history by winning their first major women's tournament in...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Germany captain Popp out of Euro 2022 final with injury

Germany's striker Alexandra Popp celebrates scoring her team's second goal during the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 quarter final football match between Germany and Austria at the Brentford Community Stadium, in London, on July 21, 2022.Germany suffered a huge blow just moments before Sunday’s Euro 2022 final against England as captain and top goalscorer Alexandra Popp was ruled out by an injury in the warm-up.The Wolfsburg striker had scored six goals in five games on route to the final to match the all-time record for goals in a single women’s European Championship.“Alex Popp has suffered muscular problems in the warm-up,” the German football federation tweeted. “Lea Schueller replaces her in the starting XI.”Popp had initially been included in Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s starting line-up for th...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Nunez scores as Liverpool win Community Shield

 Players of Liverpool pose for a photograph with The FA Community Shield after the final whistle of The FA Community Shield between Manchester City and Liverpool FC at The King Power Stadium on July 30, 2022 in Leicester, England.Summer signing Darwin Nunez sealed victory as Liverpool landed the first blow of the season on champions Manchester City by winning a thrilling Community Shield encounter. The FA Cup winners were pipped to the Premier League title by a single point last term after a season-long fight with City, but came out on top in a tremendous game in Leicester. Playing at the King Power Stadium rather than Wembley - which will host Sunday's Women's Euros final - the two sides did not hold back in a match that tends to be badged as a 'glorified friendly'. Reds full-back...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Leverkusen stunned by third tier team in Pokal

Patrick Schick of Bayer 04 Leverkusen challenges Kevin Conrad of SV 07 Elversberg during the DFB Cup first round match between SV 07 Elversberg and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde on July 30, 2022 in Neunkirchen, Germany.Champions League club Bayer Leverkusen crashed out of the German Cup first round on Saturday, following a shock 4-3 loss to third division's Elversberg.The hosts took the lead three times in the first half after Leverkusen had twice pulled level.Elversberg, newly promoted to the third division, refused to give up and bagged a fourth with Kevin Conrad's 74th-minute header.Leverkusen, who had been wasteful up front especially in the first half and with big gaps at the back, only managed to pull a goal back through Patrik Schick in the 89th minute.Th...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Southampton FC defeat Monaco in pre-season in pre-season friendly

 Goalscorer Adam Armstrong of Southampton celebrates with team mate of Monaco during the Pre-Season Friendly between Southampton and AS Monaco at St Mary's Stadium on July 27, 2022 in Southampton, England. Saints came from a goal down to beat Monaco 3-1 and earn their first win of the 2022-23 pre-season campaign thanks to second-half strikes from Adam Armstrong, Stuart Armstrong and James Ward-Prowse. Aleksander Golovin gave Monaco the lead after 40 minutes when he beat Alex McCarthy at his near-post to punctuate a poor first half from Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side.  But Saints looked a different team after the break and Armstrong’s second goal of pre-season - in the right place at the right time to tap home - drew them level. Growing in confidence as the ga...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Ajax manager believes Antony isn’t thinking about Man Utd transfer

Viktor Korniienko of Shakhtar Donetsk, Antony of Ajax during the Friendly match between Ajax and Shakhtar Donetsk at Johan Cruijff Arena on July 26, 2022 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.Ajax manager Alfred Schreuder has insisted he does not believe Antony is looking to leave the club this summer.Football Flame understands that the Brazil international remains at the top of Erik ten Hag's list of attacking targets at Manchester United, although the Red Devils' informal proposal of just under £60m is not enough to convince Ajax to sell.Asked whether he is scared to lose Antony this summer, Schreuder told Ziggo Sport that Ajax do not believe they will need to sell the winger.“No, I am not afraid of anything," he said. "We know we have very good players [here] and we assume we will keep the squad to...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

PSG football club train in front of 17,000 fans in Osaka

  (L-R) Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr and Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier and Kylian Mbappe attend the Paris Saint-Germain Japan Tour Kids Clinic at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground on July 18, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. It was another packed house as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) trained in front of more than 17,000 fans in Osaka, Japan on Sunday ahead of the final match of their tour of Japan. The French club is in Japan for a 10-day, three-game preseason tour, and Monday's match with Japanese J.League club Gamba Osaka will wrap up the visit. PSG have already beaten J.League sides Kawasaki Frontale 2-1 and Urawa Reds Diamonds 3-0. This is PSG's first visit to Japan since its Qatari owners took over the club in 2011 and their third Asian summer tour after they vi...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

France beat Netherlands to reach first semi-final

Esmee Brugts of the Netherlands, Eve Perisset of France during the Quarter Final - UEFA Women's EURO 2022 match between France and Netherlands at New York Stadium on July 23, 2022 in Rotherham, United Kingdom. France boss Corinne Diacre says her side "are here to build history" after overcoming defending champions the Netherlands in extra time to reach the semi-final of the Euros for the first time.Eve Perisset finally broke the deadlock for Les Bleus from the spot in the 102nd minute to set up a last-four meeting with Germany in Milton Keynes on Wednesday.That came after Kadidiatou Diani was fouled by Dominique Janssen inside the box, a decision given after the referee consulted the pitchside monitor.The Dutch had somehow repelled wave after wave of French attack as goalkeeper Daphne van ...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Sadio Mane ‘honoured’ to win second African Player of the Year award

 08 July 2022, Bavaria, Munich: Soccer: Bundesliga, training FC Bayern Munich, newcomer Sadio Mané.Sadio Mane said he was "honoured" to be crowned African Player of the Year for a second time. The Senegal forward, 30, was named the continent's best player at an awards ceremony in Rabat on Thursday. Mane first won the honour in 2019 while he was at Liverpool. He left the Premier League club last month after signing a three-year deal with Bayern Munich. "I am really honoured and highly delighted to receive this award again," Mane said. "Thanks to my coaches, my club and national team colleagues and those friends who stood by me during difficult times." Mane was in the Moroccan capital to receive the award after a dash across the Atlantic having converted a penalty for his new ...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Argentine Dybala joins Roma on free transfer

Paulo Dybala, with AS Roma General Manager Tiago Pinto, poses with AS Roma jersey on July 20, 2022 in Albufeira, Portugal. Argentina forward Paulo Dybala has signed for Jose Mourinho's Roma on a free transfer.The 28-year-old attacker joins on a three-year deal, with his contract with Juventus having ended in June.Dybala scored 115 goals in 293 appearances for the Turin-based club after joining from Palermo in 2015 and won five Serie A titles."The days that have led up to me signing this contract have been filled with so many emotions," Dybala said."The speed and determination with which Roma demonstrated just how much they wanted me made all the difference."I am joining a team that is on the up, a club that continues to put in place strong foundations for the future, and a coach, Jose...
Read More
Blogarama - Blog Directory